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David Hardisty - Hypnosis for Sports Performance Enhancement
Introduction
Remember Andre Agassi? One of the great
tennis players, expected to be at the top of world tennis for many years, but
then suddenly out of the top 100? Ever wondered what happened to get him back to
world number #1 again? Then read on…..
When athletes practice their sport they
create neural connections that memorise their performance. However, unless they
practice as perfectly as possible and at their absolute peak of performance,
they are in fact creating neural connections of mediocrity. Alternatively, when
athletes visualise themselves in an activity, it stimulates the muscles in the
body that would be activated as if they were actually in the activity, and this
also creates a neural connection, but the difference now is that they are
achieving their perfection. With proper visualisation before physical activity,
the neural connections are triggered correctly and this greatly enhances the
athlete’s chances for a far more effective physical performance.
Performance Enhancement
Through the use of hypnosis and Neuro
Linguistic Programming (NLP), an athlete’s performance can be significantly
improved. There are three main areas to work on with athletes:
Technique: technique needs to be a natural
behaviour;
Physical Attributes: potential areas to work
on are strength, flexibility, reflexes, speed, agility, healing and physical
potential; and
Mental Attributes (most important from a
sports psychology perspective): areas such as competitive hunger, confidence,
assertiveness, certainty, self sufficiency, attitude, tough mindedness.
Working in conjunction with the coach, a
mental trainer will look at the key aspects of an athlete’s performance and
create a ‘needs priority list’. These needs will then be measured against the
athlete’s actual performance, and from analysis of these two key areas of
information, a ‘mental’ development plan will be developed.
Information
David Hardisty is a qualified master
practitioner in both hypnotherapy and NLP, and specialises in athlete training.
Also importantly, David was a talented sportsman himself, being a multiple motor
racing champion and playing a variety of sports at a very competitive level, and
as such knows personally what it takes to be a winner.
For information on how David can improve
your performance to the next level and way beyond, please contact him on
0870-879-73529.
David Hardisty - Hypnosis
for Sports Performance Enhancement
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